The leaves also have cystoliths (hard stony structures) which are visible as raised opaque dots on upper surface.

[1] In the Northern Territory it has been found flowering in January, March, May, June, July, September, October and November, and it fruits all year round.

[1] It is not usually confused with other fig species, being distinctive by the green (or yellowish-green) of its mature syconia, and by its narrowly elliptic or lanceolate leaves.

[5] It was first described in 1862, by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel[1][3]: 242  from a specimen found in 1855 in Arnhemsland (Arnhem Land) by Ferdinand von Mueller.

[1] Ficus coronulata is used both as medicine and as food by many indigenous groups across the Northern Territory, and the Jawoyn also use it for making fire-sticks.

[1] Indigenous people could feed themselves and toss fruit in the river to attract turtles, which they would then catch.

[8]: 9 Rarely cultivated, Ficus coronulata has potential as a specimen tree in parks and gardens.